2010 Massolino Barolo Serralunga d'Alba Piedmont, Italy

A perfect introduction to the estate's style, this 100% Nebbiolo is sleek and polished with a broad range of aromas, ranging from tangy red fruit, spice and smoky notes to dried rose petals and dusty earth, that play well with game meats and rich risottos

If forced to pick a favorite wine region in all of Italy, one that
offers not only wines of quality but diversity, we'd be hard
pressed to choose anything but Piemonte. Nestled on the
northwestern border with France and Switzerland in the foothills of
the Italian Alps, Piemonte has been an important wine-producing
province for centuries, famous for the highly sought after
Nebbiolos of the Langhe Hills. Today, one superb growing season
after another has bolstered the region's reputation for quality,
with 2010 arguably the finest among them. This growing season was
one of the longest ever; that, combined with ideal temperatures,
created the opportunity to display the Nebbiolo grape's engaging
and aromatic charms with purity, elegance, balance, complexity, and
the ability to age for decades.

“It is a vintage that is one of the best of my life” – Franco
Massolino

Massolino classifies the 2010 Barolos as “wines that will be
able to mature very well as they have great concentration of
tannins, but they are wines that show well today, even after only
four years.”

The Barolo DOCG encompasses eleven communes, with five
subzones that make up more than 3/4 of total wine produced.
Serralunga d'Alba is one of these all important townships with
several of the region's best producers: Bruno Giacosa, Gaja,
Conterno, and Massolino to name a few. Massolino is an
18-hectare estate run by fourth generation vignerons Roberto and
Franco Massolino. Here, the brothers craft village and Cru
level wines of impeccable grace, and world class stature. Their
2010 Barolo DOCG is a selection from several different vineyard
sites in Serralunga, ranging from 300-360 meters in elevation and
composed of calcareous rocky soils. This wine is traditionally
vinified, then aged in large french oak barrels for 30 months
before release. A perfect introduction to the estate's style, this
100% Nebbiolo is sleek and polished with a broad range of aromas,
ranging from tangy red fruit, spice and smoky notes to dried rose
petals and dusty earth, that play well with game meats, rich
risottos, hearty pastas and fresh truffles. The wine is youthful
and restrained so decant for at 30 minutes before serving or tuck
away for 5+ years to experience softer tannins, mellow fruit and an
evolved bouquet.